22 WOW FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS TOTAL
11 FILM CATEGORY AWARDS
5 INDIVIDUAL CATEGORY AWARDS
5 AUDIENCE CHOICE FILM AWARDS
WORLD OF WOMEN (WOW) FILM FESTIVAL celebrated 17 years of women’s short film excellence with a 3 day festival presented by Women in Film and Television (WIFT) NSW. At the Awards night held on 10th March, the winners of awards in the various categories of the WOW Film Festival competition were announced. Acclaimed Screen industry guests attending included Samantha Lang, Dany Cooper, Gretel Killeen, Meryl Tankard, Erika Addis, Calvin Gardiner, Karen Pearlman, Harriet McKern, Jane St Vincent Welch, Jane Roscoe and many award winning filmmakers.
A total of 44 Australian and International films, featuring 29 premieres, were enjoyed by the vibrant audiences of filmmakers, screen personalities and film lovers at the Dendy Opera Quays cinema. Award winners and guests celebrated at Opera Bar, the official bar of the WOW Film Festival, with the best view in Sydney and live music every night.
Winners of a total of 22 WOW Film Festival Awards were announced. There were 11 film category awards, 5 individual category awards and 5 audience choice category awards given.
17TH WORLD OF WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION WINNERS 2011
PRIZES AWARDED
BEST AUSTRALIAN FICTION [ DRAMA ]
WINNER: FRANSWA SHARL
Producer: Linda Micsko
Director: Hannah Hilliard
Editor: Ceinwen Berry
Composer: Amanda Brown
$5,000 post production in Avid editing suite from Spectrum Films $1,500 Tresscox Lawyers - legal services for a film sponsored by Tresscox Lawyers 1 session of use of cinema 1 at AFTRS sponsored by AFTRS. A subscription to Inside Film sponsored by Inside Film.
BEST AUSTRALIAN FICTION [ COMEDY ]
WINNER: CUPID
Producer: Trinni Franke ( co-writer)
Director: Melvin Montalban ( co-writer)
DOP: Tania Lambert
Editor: Anne Foo
$5,000 worth of hire of film equipment from Panavision sponsored by Panavision $1,500 Tresscox Lawyers - legal services for a film sponsored by Tresscox Lawyers 1 session of use of a meeting room at AFTRS sponsored by AFTRS
A subscription to Inside Film sponsored by Inside Film.
BEST AUSTRALIAN DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: LANI’S STORY
Producer: Darren Dale
Director: Genevieve Grieves
$1,500 Tresscox Lawyers - legal services for a film sponsored by Tresscox Lawyers
$400 voucher toward short course from Metro Screen sponsored by Metro Screen
1 session of use of a meeting room at AFTRS sponsored by AFTRS.
BEST AUSTRALIAN STUDENT FILM
WINNER: THE LOVE SONG OF ISKRA PRUFROCK
Producer: Lyn Norfor
Director: Lucy Gaffy ( +writer)
$600 value authoring of a DVD & 50 copies of the film sponsored by Art Resistance Production.
$400 voucher toward short course from Metro Screen sponsored by Metro Screen $250 of equipment hire sponsored by Videocraft.
A subscription to Inside Film sponsored by Inside Film
BEST AUSTRALIAN ANIMATION
WINNER: TEGAN THE VEGAN
Producer: Belinda Barancewicz
Director: Marisa Martin (producer + writer + editor)
Intuos 4 graphics tablet sponsored by Wacom
BEST AUSTRALIAN DIGI-MEDIA VODULE
WINNER: A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Producer: Eddie Abd ( created at an ICE workshop)
Director: Eddie Abd
Bamboo Fun Pen and Touch Tablet sponsored by Wacom
SBS AWARD
WINNER: THE BRIDGE
Producer: Sheila Jayagev
Director: Martha Goddard
Editor: Gwendalina Sputore
Opportunity for SBS screening on Shorts On Screen
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM FICTION
WINNER: SIS (UK)
Producer: Tina Pawli
Director: Deborah Haywood
BEST INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: SILENCE = DEATH (France)
Producer: Elizabeth Perez
Director: Anspach Solveig, Brigitte Sy, Catherine Corsini, Christine Dory,
Karin Albou, Lola Frederich, Rachida Krim, Sandrine Veysset, Sylvie Ballyot, Valerie Mrejen
DOP: Clair Mathon, Isabelle Razavet
BEST INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION
WINNER: KIDNAP (USA)
Producer, Director and Editor: Sijia Luo
WINNER OF WOW’S FESTIVALON-LINE FILM COMPETITION
sponsored by IndieFlix Inc
WINNER: NERVE ENDING
Producer: Joanne Fisher ( Dance North)
Director: Peter Humble
Writer / Choreographer: Michelle Ryan
Distribution opportunity with IndieFlix Inc
BEST AUSTRALIAN WOMAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
WINNER: NICOLA DALEY for work on Cockroach
Miller equipment package - Solapod sponsored by Miller Camera Support
ARRI light - ARRILITE 2K sponsored by ARRI Australia
Australian Cinematographer Society associate membership sponsored by ACS
1 annual subscription to Australian Cinematographer Magazine
BEST AUSTRALIAN SCREENWRITER
WINNER: LISA GLOUFCHIS
Writer of SHINY THING
Weekend writer’s retreat in the Blue Mountains sponsored by Film Mosaics
Highly Commended: HANNAH HILLIARD & GREG LOGAN
Writers of FRANSWA SHARL
BEST AUSTRALIAN EDITOR
JOINT WINNERS:
MELANIE ANNAN for COCKROACH and ROCHELLE OSHLACK for LANI”S STORY
Australian Screen Editors Guild membership for a year.
Special Mention for HALEY STIBBARD for PUSHBIKE
BEST AUSTRALIAN DIRECTOR
WINNER: SOPHIE HYDE
Director of ELEPHANTIASIS
Australian Directors’ Guild Membership for 1 year
BEST AUSTRALIAN COMPOSER
WINNER: AMANDA BROWN
Composer of DANCING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNERS
1 year membership of WIFT NSW
Digi-media Vodule Competition
WINNER: NEW IMPROVED VANQUISH
Producer: FRAN TINLEY & MONICA MAIN
Director: FRAN TINLEY
Music Composer: VICKI HANSEN
Tuesday 8th March: Session 1
WINNER: FRANSWA SHARL
Producer: Linda Micsko
Director: Hannah Hilliard
Composer: Amanda Brown
Wednesday 9th March: Session 2
WINNER: A RELUCTANT BRIDE
Producer: Erfan Khadem
Director: Shideh Faramand
Wednesday 9th March: Session 3
WINNER: KIDNAP
Producer, Director and Editor: Sijia Luo
Wednesday 9th March: Session 4
WINNER: CLEAN UP ON AISLE 9
Producer: Anthea Hewett
Director: Anthea Hewett
Thursday 10th March: Session 6
WINNER: COCKROACH
Producer: Chris Seeto
Director: Luke Eve
Writer: Raen Fraser
Editor: Melanie Annan
DOP: Nicola Daley
For more information & festival program go to www.wift.org/wow
email wowfilmfestival@wiftnsw.org.au
Ph 0402 246 601
Official Sponsors for 2011 festival include: Screen Australia, Arts NSW, Office for Women’s Policy, Department of Premier & Cabinet, City of Sydney, JAM Directions, Dendy Opera Quays, Opera Bar, Panavision, Spectrum Films, TressCox Lawyers, AFTRS, SMPTE, Metro Screen, Wacom, ARRI Australia, Miller Camera Support, Art Resistance, Videocraft, IndieFlix, Icon Film, Dendy, Village Roadshow, Hopscotch, Corban & Blair, Millie Loves Min, The Photo Studio, Printers Korner, A Sustainable Life, Film Mosaics, Inside Film, Australian Directors Guild, Australian Cinematographers Society, Australian Composers Guild, Australian Editors Guild, Aurora Community Channel, SBS Television
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